家丑不可外传

jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán

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1. lit. family shames must not be spread abroad (idiom); fig. don't wash your dirty linen in public

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Words Containing 家丑不可外传

• 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 家丑不可外传，流言切莫轻信 jiā chǒu bù kě wài chuán , liú yán qiè mò qīng xìn: Don't spread abroad the shame of the family, don't believe rumors lightly. (idiom)

Child Words of 家丑不可外传

• 不 不 bù: no; not so
• 丑 丑 chǒu: clown
• 传 传 chuán: to pass on
• 传 传 zhuàn: biography
• 可 可 kě: can
• 外 外 wài: outside
• 不可 不可 bù kě: cannot; should not; must not
• 外传 外传 wài chuán: to tell others (a secret)
• 外传 外传 wài zhuàn: unofficial biography (as opposed to official dynastic biography)
• 家丑 家丑 jiā chǒu: family scandal
• 家 家 jiā: home